This young scientist, Alice Ball, laid fundamental groundwork for the first effective leprosy treatment globally. But her legacy still prompts conversations about the marginalization of women and ...

Seven patients had at least one adverse event (all grade 1 or 2) during treatment. In patients with multibacillary leprosy, bedaquiline monotherapy cleared M. leprae by 4 weeks of treatment and ...

District Leprosy Officer Dr Santosh Sisodia said here on Thursday that 226 new leprosy cases were identified in the district ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

IDEA-Nigeria has urged President Tinubu to intervene in resolving the prolonged delay of Multi-Drug Therapy supply for ...

Eighty-four leprosy cases were identified in Banke district over the past year, highlighting the district's high risk of the ...

Ethiopia has made major strides in reducing the prevalence of leprosy, eliminating it as a public health problem in the ...

Rubina Singh's journey from a leprosy colony to single motherhood exemplifies strength needed to overcome societal prejudice.

This young scientist, Alice Ball, laid fundamental groundwork for the first effective leprosy treatment globally. But her legacy still prompts conversations about the marginalization of women and ...